Assignments EDUC-2092 January 9 - February 27, 2018 Tuesdays, 5:30 - 9:30 pm, F203 (no face to face class on January 16th, January 30th, February 20th. Students will work online during these weeks.) *Subject to Change*
Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR
ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER - as indicated
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows - Rubric for Presentations Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequence; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; three entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal. Participation (20 marks - 4 marks per class (exempt on presentation dates: )
back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per week or as assigned based on class activities (8 marks - 1 mark per week )
Attendance - Participation - 32 marks - 4 marks per class (includes face-to-face and online)
Assignment #1 - Learning Theories
Assignments - (50 marks)
Assigned: January 9th
Due: Varies as per schedule
Group Members
Topic
Date
Resource
(1) Aaron, Scott, Adam
Metacognition
January 16 - 22
Please go to LEARN, Communication>Discussion to view the resource(s) and questions.
(2) Ejaz, Rick, Ron
Constructivism
January 23 - 29
(3) Dale, Colin, Jodi
Blended Learning
January 30 - February 5
(4) Mariela, Ryan, Ernie
Transformative
Learning
February 6 - 12
(5) John, Daren
Expansive Learning
February 13 - 19
Lead a Discussion in LEARN - Each person in the group searches for a resource that will be provided to the class to prepare for the discussion. Choose the best resource to share with the class--you may provide two resources--keep them short--under 20 minutes of total viewing time. Copy and Paste the web address for the resource that you wish to submit by the posted date in the back channel - https://todaysmeet.com/AdvancedMethods2018WI Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion in a Google Doc, shared with me in your folder--ten points to summarize the discussion.
- I will add the resources to the above table and to LEARN as well. I will create a Discussion thread in LEARN posting your resources and questions.
All students in the class are assigned the resource to view to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead in LEARN. All students respond to the questions. The group leaders respond to the peers as they participate in the discussion. Everyone is encouraged to respond with experiences, knowledge, and questions relating to your teaching assignment (past and/or present, and even future).
All students not in the group - respond to the questions that the group has presented.
Assignment #2 - Blog - Assignments - (60 marks--20 marks each post x 3 posts) Assigned: dates vary as indicated below Topic Post #1 - Student-Centered approaches - views on your chosen reading; post a question to readers based on your reading and writing. Assigned Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one. Post #1 due Topic Post #2 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students? Readings to support your blog post. Assigned Post #2 due Feb. 6 beginning of class Topic Post #3 - Digital Storytelling OR Webquest - Post reflection and details as Blog Post #3 Assigned: February 13
Due: February 20
Assignment - Choose to complete Option 1 OR Option 2 Option 1: Digital Storytelling Write about a digital story that you could develop for your teaching or a digital story that you could have your students create. Provide resources that would be beneficial for your digital story. Identify the tool that you will have your students use to create their digital story, the course or topic and purpose of the story.
Option 2: Webquest: You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task. Example Webquest1Webquest2 WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest.
Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog.
Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. Share the resources in your blog post that describes the purpose and process for this webquest
Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading.
Length of each post - 300 words, include a contextual link to your reading.
Blog posts must be completed by the times posted as peers will be commenting on posts at the beginning of class. Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog Assignments - (5 x 3 marks) Assigned: Due: as assigned Comment on the person's blog that appears directly below your name in the following list. Last name in the list, please comment on the blog for the first name in the list. A blog comment/response should be two to three sentences at a minimum, focus on the main idea brought forward in the blog post, may present a question to the writer of the post. Moderate the comments on your blog by approving them from your blog dashboard.
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *. Assignments - 50 marks; Presentations - 50 marks
Assigned: January 9th
Due: February 13th
Assignments: Decide what you would like to learn to do - something somewhat significant - not a topic that is too simplistic - should take about 5 - 6 hours to learn this and you don't know how to do this - confirm your topic with me before you begin
Create a new Doc, Inquiry Project and enter your topic in your Inquiry Doc
Document everything you do to learn this in the Google Doc. Refer to this resource for suggested documentation (25 marks)
Include images of your process and progress--Really Important!! (25 marks)
Presentations: Create 20 slides to illustrate to present this learning to the class - - 5 minute presentations (50 marks) in the IGNITE format. Your slides must be shared with me by Tuesday, February 13 before class. Your slides will be timed to advance in 15 second intervals and you have 5 minutes total to share your learning.
Complete this **form** to provide peer critiques for each presentation. (Professionalism)
5:40 - Daren
5:50 - John -
6:00 - Ernie -
6:10 - Ryan -
6:20 - Mariela -
6:30 - Jodi -
6:40 - Colin -
7:10 - Dale -
7:20 - Ron -
7:30 - Rick -
7:40 - Ejaz -
7:50 - Adam -
8:00 - Scott -
8:10 - Aaron - Submit peer critique form
Assignment #4 - Inquiry Lesson Reflections - Individual Presentation -
how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? -
Presentations - (100 marks)
Assigned: January 9th
Due: February 27th
Prepare a Google Presentation, Prezi or other shared/cloud presentation outlining three learner-centered approaches that will increase and improve the learning for your learners--help them take the learning deeper. (20 marks)
Provide clear examples of what you will have your students do for each of the three topics identifying the name of the learner-centered approach. Example: choose a topic that you would usually teach using a lecture method and state that you would prepare a WebQuest. For this assignment you don't have to actually prepare the webquest but you would tell us what the webquest would entail. (20 marks)
State the learning outcome for each learner-centered approach. Outcomes must be written following proper construction, i.e., measurable verb, condition, and standard (see Resources page for help on outcomes). (20 marks)
Indicate the evaluation strategy/process for each example. How will this improve the learning for your students? (20 marks)
Present your plan to the class as per presentation schedule. (20 marks)
The presentation should be approximately 10 minutes.
Share your slides with me--send me the link to your object, e.g., Google Presentations, Prezi, etc., and I will embed it on this course wiki after the presentations.
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by March 2nd. This is required to complete Assignment #4. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.
Tuesdays, 5:30 - 9:30 pm, F203 (no face to face class on January 16th, January 30th, February 20th. Students will work online during these weeks.)
*Subject to Change*
Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR
ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER - as indicated
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows -
Rubric for Presentations
Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequence; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Course Schedule
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; three entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal.
Participation (20 marks - 4 marks per class (exempt on presentation dates: )
TodaysMeet/RRC -
https://todaysmeet.com/RRCAdvancedMethods2018WI
back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per week or as assigned based on class activities
(8 marks - 1 mark per week )
Attendance -
Participation -
32 marks - 4 marks per class (includes face-to-face and online)
Assignment #1 - Learning Theories
Assignments - (50 marks)
Assigned: January 9th
Due: Varies as per schedule
Learning
Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion in a Google Doc, shared with me in your folder--ten points to summarize the discussion.
- I will add the resources to the above table and to LEARN as well. I will create a Discussion thread in LEARN posting your resources and questions.
All students in the class are assigned the resource to view to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead in LEARN. All students respond to the questions. The group leaders respond to the peers as they participate in the discussion. Everyone is encouraged to respond with experiences, knowledge, and questions relating to your teaching assignment (past and/or present, and even future).
All students not in the group - respond to the questions that the group has presented.
Assignment #2 - Blog -
Assignments - (60 marks--20 marks each post x 3 posts)
Assigned: dates vary as indicated below
Topic Post #1 - Student-Centered approaches - views on your chosen reading; post a question to readers based on your reading and writing. Assigned
Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one.
Post #1 due
Topic Post #2 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students? Readings to support your blog post.
Assigned
Post #2 due Feb. 6 beginning of class
Topic Post #3 - Digital Storytelling OR Webquest - Post reflection and details as Blog Post #3
Assigned: February 13
Due: February 20
Assignment - Choose to complete Option 1 OR Option 2
Option 1: Digital Storytelling
Write about a digital story that you could develop for your teaching or a digital story that you could have your students create. Provide resources that would be beneficial for your digital story. Identify the tool that you will have your students use to create their digital story, the course or topic and purpose of the story.
Option 2: Webquest:
You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task.
Example Webquest1 Webquest2
WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest.
Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog.
Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. Share the resources in your blog post that describes the purpose and process for this webquest
Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading.
Length of each post - 300 words, include a contextual link to your reading.
Blog posts must be completed by the times posted as peers will be commenting on posts at the beginning of class.
Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog
Assignments - (5 x 3 marks)
Assigned:
Due: as assigned
Comment on the person's blog that appears directly below your name in the following list. Last name in the list, please comment on the blog for the first name in the list. A blog comment/response should be two to three sentences at a minimum, focus on the main idea brought forward in the blog post, may present a question to the writer of the post. Moderate the comments on your blog by approving them from your blog dashboard.
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *.
Assignments - 50 marks; Presentations - 50 marks
Assigned: January 9th
Due: February 13th
5:40 - Daren
5:50 - John -
6:00 - Ernie -
6:10 - Ryan -
6:20 - Mariela -
6:30 - Jodi -
6:40 - Colin -
7:10 - Dale -
7:20 - Ron -
7:30 - Rick -
7:40 - Ejaz -
7:50 - Adam -
8:00 - Scott -
8:10 - Aaron -
Submit peer critique form
Graphic Organizers
Participation (10 marks)
In-class task - Padlet
Assignment #4 - Inquiry Lesson Reflections - Individual Presentation -
how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? -
Presentations - (100 marks)
Assigned: January 9th
Due: February 27th
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by March 2nd. This is required to complete Assignment #4. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.
Presentation Schedule -
5:40 - Ryan
5:50 - Aaron -
6:00 - Ejaz -
6:10 - Daren -
6:20 - Rick -
6:30 - Ron -
Break - 6:55 - 7:10
7:10 - Adam - 7:20 - Dale -
7:30 - John -
7:40 - Mariela -
7:50 - Ernie -
8:00 - Colin -
Submit peer critique form
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